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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricao LOUIS J. RYERSON, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

-STARCH|NG -MACH|NE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1\l'o. 230,344, dated July 20, I880.

Application filed May 18,1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS J. RYEnsoN, of Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Starching-llflachine, of which the following is a specification.

The objectof my invention is to provide a new and improved starching-machine which is simple in construction, holds the articles to be starched, and is automatically adjusted to the required pressure.

The invention consists in a pair of corrugated rubbers having a parallel reciprocating motion imparted thereto by eccentrics or a double crank, one of which rubbers is arranged to slide in a direction at right angles to the direction of the reciprocating movement of the rubbers, and is attached to one end of a bellcrank lever pivoted to the frame of the machine and provided with an adjustable weight for the purpose of pressing the two rubbers together. A fixed and a hinged arm provided with a suitable lock are arranged above the rubbers for the purpose of holding the goods or articles to be starched.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of m yimproved starchin g-machine, showing part of the top plate removed. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation on the line 3 y, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same on the line w 00, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The rubbers A A, provided with corrugated or otherwise sui.tably-roughened surfaces, are attached to bars B B, terminatingin the rectangular frames 0 0, each surroundingacylindrical or tubular eccentric, D D, mounted on a shaft, E, in such a manner as to projectfrom the'same in opposite directions. The shaft E is provided with a fixed and a loose pulley, F and F, respectively, for applying power from a suitable motor. The frames 0 C and eccentrics D I) may be replaced'by a double crank or other like device. The bar B of the rubber A is attached to a sliding frame, G, resting upon suitable guides and attached to arm H of a bell-crank lever, H, pivoted to the frame of the machine, the other arm, H of which lever is provided with a ratchet-bar, J, having a weight, K, suspended therefrom. Ahandle,

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L, passing through a slot, M, provided with a stud, in, in the top plate, N, of the machine,is fastened to the bell-crank lever H in such a manner that the said lever can be rotated on its pivot by means of said handle. The rubbers A A are in or above a box or tank, 0, having the starch-tank P attached to one side, or are in a tank containing starch;

A rigid projecting arm, Q, preferably serrated on its upper surface, is attached to the top plate, N, of the machine above the rub bers, and is provided at its forward end with a spring-latch, B. An arm or lever, S, is pivoted or hinged to the plate N, directly above the arm Q, and is acted upon by a spring, T, which has the tendency to raise it.

The operation is as follows: If the shaft E is rotated the rubbers will have a parallel reciprocating motion, and one will move forward when the other moves backward, as the eccentrics D D project in opposite directions. If any article that has been previouslyimmersed in starch is placed between the rubbers A A the starch will be rubbed into said article. For this purpose the article is hung upon the stationary arm Q, in such a manner that the starched part is between the rubbers A and A, and the hinged arm S is then lowered and locked by the spring-latch R, thus holding the said article firmly. The handle L, which has been resting against the stud m and holding the rubbers separated, is drawn out and released from the stud, upon which the weight K draws down the arm H of the bell-crank lever H, thereby pressing the rubbers together. As soon as the starch has been rubbed into the article sufficiently, the rubbers are separated by drawing the handle L in the direction of the arrow a and resting it against the stud m. The pivoted arm S is raised,the article is removed, another secured in its place, and the above operation is repeated.

By means of the ratchet-bar J, the weight can be adjusted to exert agreateror less pressure upon the rubbers, according to the quantity of starch required in the article, material, or fabric.

The arms Q, and S hold the material in the proper manner, and as the rubbers are directly below said arms, and only move to and fro in the horizontal plane, the goods will only be rubbed and twirled, whereby they are not torn nor damaged in any manner by being drawn in between therubbers more than is necessary.

Having; thus described In yinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a starching-machine, two rubbers having parallel reciprocating movements, one attached to an arm of a bell-crank leverprovided with an adjustable weightfin combination with a fixed and a pivoted arm above the rubbers, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a starching-machine,the combination, with the parallel reciprocating rubbers A A, of the fixed arm Q, and the pivoted or hinged arm S, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

LOUIS J. RYERSON.

Witnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, O. SEDGWICK. 

